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I'm Done With Ireland
This week I plan to abandon Ireland, defect to the Soviet Union, and ask the KGB if they've got anything with river views and a home gym.
Oct 17
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Shame
It's a big, big word in our world. It's the backdrop that most of us live with, at least if you're my age.
Oct 5
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September 2026
The Pub Man Expert
Why some of us would rather solve immigration, Gaza, interest rates and the Vikings than examine our own lives.
Sep 26
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Stevie Bennett
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Lotions, Potions and Oceans
This week: I laser my eyelids, rebuild my cheeks, and explain how a topographical map of a forehead became something closer to a billiard ball.
Sep 26
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Stevie Bennett
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Male TERFs: Are You Sure You're Not One of Us?
This is a message to all the men out there who spend half their lives fixating on how much they dislike transgender people. Come on in boys. I can see…
Sep 22
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I Think I’ve Arrived
The Heroines of My Life has interviewed hundreds of trans women over the years. This month, somehow, it was my turn. The full interview is here.
Sep 17
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Stevie Bennett
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Is There a Transgender Mental Health Crisis????
Why do so many transgender people struggle with mental health? Dysphoria, transition, rejection, or something we’re still afraid to examine?
Sep 13
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Stevie Bennett
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Apparently, I Failed the Transgender Language Exam
One bizarre LinkedIn exchange, one phrase I absolutely cannot stand, and a witter about why transition should not come with a compulsory phrasebook.
Sep 9
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Stevie Bennett
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What I Did: A Guide to My Transition
Every surgery, treatment, decision, detour and recovery. What I did, why I did it, what worked, and what I’d change now.
Sep 9
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Stevie Bennett
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What If a Venture Capital Firm Could Build Its Own Companies?
Why the Hell Am I Building Relay?
Sep 5
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Stevie Bennett
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“You didn’t have to transition, you had a Choice?”
Was transition really a choice? I examine what choice means when every available path carries a cost, and why “I had no choice” is too simple.
Sep 4
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Stevie Bennett
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August 2026
“Get Back to Fucking Work” - How I Built British Leyland for Robots
Anthropic publishes its AI-Native SDLC playbook, I realise Relay already looks like it, and discover I’ve built the most overengineered strike in…
Aug 29
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Stevie Bennett
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